Possible Obsidian Pathfinder RPG Survey

[Space Insect]

Oh dear, I forgot to mention that I wanted an RPG set in the wastelands of the Codex.

 

[ArchAngel]

Out of all those Paizo modules I only tried 2. Most sessions played Kingmaker, and it is pretty awesome. I would love a cRPG based on that.

 

[Lady_Error]

It's kind of difficult to describe what exactly Pillars was missing, so I told them "gib me another BGII or PST, FFS!"

Though seriously, why is Pillars less fun than BGII? The combat is sort of tedious, sterile and without surprises. The story is meh, but why exactly? The atmosphere was meh, but again why exactly? Most of the companions were meh, but why exactly? I just know I didn't like it much.

 

[AN4RCHID]

Budget and schedule. They didn't have the chance to polish it like it should have been.

 

[Rivmusique]

Because it was actually better.

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

Idk, I personally had more fun with PoE than with BGII.

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Hope all you trannies voted 'more personal story' when they asked about the preferred scale of the story; if there is one thing I am tired of then its rescuing the world.

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

Hope all you trannies voted 'more personal story' when they asked about the preferred scale of the story; if there is one thing I am tired of then its rescuing the world.

On the other hand they implied that would mean my actions only have very limited consequences. And there is nothing I love more than influencing the politics etc.

 

[AN4RCHID]

Yeah I think I voted medium scale stories.

Incidentally PoE had a perfect sense of scale until the last 30 minutes when the finale got way too epic for what had led up to it.

 

[Bleed the Man]

Yeah I think I voted medium scale stories.

Incidentally PoE had a perfect sense of scale until the last 30 minutes when the finale got way too epic for what had led up to it.

I thought the reveal brought down the epicness a bit, even if that's not really true (it only changes motivations after all). After talking to the gods at the council of stars, it is revealed that a god is behind the hollowborn conspiracy and Thaos actions. Leading to the finale, you're trying to stop an exiled goddess from becoming more powerful. But with the reveal, you're back to the state the plot was before reaching the council of stars, which is a conspiracy of a religious zealot to discredit animancy, but now the reasons are explained and change your perspective on a lot of the events from the game or the worldbuilding (the most relevant being the Saints War).

Although the storyline has it's shortcomings in specific points, I believe the structure it follows and how it builds itself up is great, and the ending is what makes everything work, even if it can be argued that they blew the load too early (I don't believe so, personally).

 

[Grape_You_In_the_Mouth]

What "unused game worlds" did you guys add in for the comments?
I put in the Incarnations of Immortality series and Battle Angel Alita series.

Also voted for medium-scale story.

On PoE vs. BG2, I could never finish BG 2 as it had zero story compellingness. The more I learned about it, the more I think I may be wrong, but it's dreadful to play through the cutscenes. Still an amazing RPG combat system with a serviceable story. PoE was a way better story with lackluster ability to move my emotions.

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

What "unused game worlds" did you guys add in for the comments?
I put in the Incarnations of Immortality series and Battle Angel Alita series.

I said Medieval and Renaissance Europe, Medieval Japan, Colonial era North America, Civil War era USA / CSA, Game of Thrones and Neuromancer.

 

[Lady_Error]

What "unused game worlds" did you guys add in for the comments?

Historical medieval Europe (for Sawyer), another game in the Planescape setting, some sort of Arabian nights setting, The Wire RPG (I know, MCA isn't there anymore, but still)

 

[Outlander]

It's a survey. If you don't want streamlining then answer it.

The point is that it's pretty uninspiring that they're basically asking 'do you think our games are too complex, would you like us to dumb them down in the future?'

 

[Infinitron]

It's a survey. If you don't want streamlining then answer it.

The point is that it's pretty uninspiring that they're basically asking 'do you think our games are too complex, would you like us to dumb them down in the future?'

That's not really how the question is framed, but it's not Obsidian's survey, so there is no "our games". We're not sure whose it is, maybe Paizo.

 

[Outlander]

It's a survey. If you don't want streamlining then answer it.

The point is that it's pretty uninspiring that they're basically asking 'do you think our games are too complex, would you like us to dumb them down in the future?'

That's not really how the question is framed, but it's not Obsidian's survey, so there is no "our games".

Well in my opinion that's the underlying sense of it.

As for the purpose of the survey, it would seem Paradox is testing the waters for a new cRPG by Obsidian, what with all the questions surrounding isometric RPGs and Pathfinder. Tyranny is done, they must be hard at work on something by now.

 

[Infinitron]

I'm not sure it's a Paradox survey. The only place it's been linked is on the Obsidian forums. Seems to be a party that doesn't want to officially reveal itself yet.

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Pathfinder focused RPG survey on Obsidian forums, who could possibly be responsible?

 

[Infinitron]

My first thought was that it's Paizo doing preliminary market research. Ie, not necessarily an indication that anybody actually has definite plans to develop/fund the development of a game yet. That's why they're keeping a low profile.

 

[Bohrain]

It felt awkward that the latter part of the survey was so insistent on Pathfinder RPG after basically answering I don't want anything like DnD.

 

[Sizzle]

The survey keeps crashing for me at the realistic/stylized pictures style part. Will try another browser.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Wrote JoJo Bizzare Adventures in Are there any worlds, tabletop RPGs or franchises that you would like to see made into an Isometric RPG? Which ones?

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

I advice against choosing 0 or 100 on the slider scale. Those extreme answers could be dismissed by some algorithms they could chose to analyze the results. Rather choose something like 3-5 or 95-98

 

[Neanderthal]

Fuck me both them Pathfinder art styles were fuckin shit, scale I put personal but wanted to say multi level like Torment or Arcanum, put down Legacy o Kain, both Warhammers, an Thomas Covenant Unbeliever for iso RPG settings.

 

[Sentinel]

pls vote for turn based combat

nah it's terrible